Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1955

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	1,701
2	Mary	1,471
3	Deborah	1,406
4	Linda	1,281
5	Susan	1,145
6	Pamela	1,049
7	Karen	995
8	Patricia	946
9	Nancy	858
10	Cynthia	843
11	Barbara	764
12	Sandra	700
13	Donna	694
14	Rebecca	670
15	Brenda	656
16	Cheryl	652
17	Kathy	643
18	Janet	588
19	Carol	587
20	Teresa	560
21	Sharon	530
22	Diane	465
23	Kathleen	436
24	Connie	435
25	Elizabeth	398

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diana	388
27	Cathy	372
28	Denise	358
29	Janice	336
30	Jane	329
31	Vicki	325
32	Paula	322
33	Vickie	313
34	Judith	307
35	Peggy	293
36	Lisa	292
36	Sherry	292
38	Terri	289
39	Margaret	285
40	Theresa	278
41	Joyce	272
42	Beverly	271
43	Carolyn	268
44	Catherine	264
45	Rhonda	256
46	Judy	248
47	Marilyn	232
48	Marcia	230
49	Rita	228
49	Robin	228
51	Betty	225
52	Debbie	224
53	Sheila	222
54	Laura	216
55	Bonnie	214
56	Christine	204
56	Cindy	204
58	Shirley	200
59	Beth	198
60	Kathryn	195
61	Martha	193
62	Julie	192
63	Ann	190
63	Rose	190
65	Ruth	187
66	Marsha	185
67	Jennifer	181
68	Kimberly	180
69	Phyllis	179
70	Jo	178
70	Katherine	178
72	Sue	171
73	Jacqueline	166
74	Anita	162
75	Darlene	158
76	Jill	156
77	Gail	154
78	Lynn	152
79	Jean	151
80	Sally	149
81	Wanda	148
82	Victoria	146
83	Gloria	143
84	Tina	139
85	Kim	138
86	Carla	137
87	Elaine	136
88	Valerie	135
89	Joan	134
89	Roberta	134
91	Julia	130
92	Virginia	128
93	Terry	125
94	Dawn	120
95	Vicky	115
96	Constance	111
97	Sarah	110
98	Dorothy	109
98	Ellen	109
100	Angela	108